"We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered," reality star and TV host Guiliana, 37, told E! news Monday. The couple's first child is due in late summer via gestational surrogate.

Gushed her hubby of five years Bill, 40: "We are absolutely ecstatic to be sharing this with everyone who has been following our journey."

It's been a long journey indeed. The pair were frank with fans and on their reality show Giuliana and Bill about their years-long struggle to conceive, which included failed IVF treatments and a miscarriage; late last summer, Giuliana was set for another round of IVF when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

She eventually opted to undergo a double mastectomy, and is currently cancer free.